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Sir Basil Templer Graham-Montgomery, 5th Baronet (March 1, 1852 - October 4, 1928) was the son of 
He is buried with his family in ground east of
Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet
Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet, (9 July 1823 – 2 June 1901) was a Scottish baronet and member of the British House of Commons.
Life
Graham-Montgomery entered the House of Commons in 1852 as a member for Peeblesshire, and he ...
Stanhope (July 9, 1823 - June 2, 1901) and Alice Hope Johnstone (1830 - December 16, 1890). He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Montgomery of Stanhope on 8 November 1902.
Graham-Montgomery invented a pattern of leather webgear similar to the Sam Browne Belt
The Sam Browne is a leather belt with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder, worn by military and police officers. It is named after Sir Samuel J. Browne (1824–1901), the British Indian Army general who invented it.
Origins
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that became part of the dress uniform for Rifle Regiment officers.
He is buried with his family in ground east of Kinross House
Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland.
History
Construction of the house began in 1685, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. It is regarded as one of h ...
.
Honors
He gained the rank of lieutenant in the service of the60th Rifles
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United S ...
. He gained the rank of honorary lieutenant-colonel in the service of the Kinross-shire Volunteer Regiment.
Family
He married, firstly, Mary Katherine Moncreiffe, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Baronet Moncreiffe. and Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond, on 26 October 1880. He and Mary Katherine Moncreiffe were divorced in 1905. He married, secondly, Theresa Blanche Verschoyle, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry William Verschoyle, on 6 June 1905. He died on 4 October 1928 at age 76, without male issue. :First Marriage (m.1880 - 1905) Mary Katherine Moncreiffe (December 3, 1858 - July 30, 1910) #Walter Basil Graham-Montgomery (July 1881 - March 23, 1928) #Lena Graham-Montgomery (October 1882 - September 22, 1958) *The son died in the lifetime of the father. :Second Marriage (m. 1905 - 1928) Theresa Blanche Verschoyle (April 1862 - June 24, 1936) *Marriage produced no issue.References
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